I need it for a homework question, please help!!!!!
2007-03-25 15:09:46 · 5 answers · asked by Jaz'mn 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Point in fact, donkeys live for upto 40 years. Now that is a long time. I suppose that this quote meant that if you have seen a dead donkey then you must be really old. It's like saying a complement to someone that he/she isn't that old and the only time they should is, if when they've seen a dead donkey.
2007-03-25 22:03:03 · answer #1 · answered by jeny g 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To me it seems like a funny quote because it's a logical fallacy (i.e. it seems to make sense at first, but it really isn't logical). Most people have never seen a dead donkey; therefore, you could assume that since you have never seen a dead donkey, donkeys must live for a long time. It's obviously a ridiculous statement, but it makes for a humorous argument.
2007-03-25 16:37:40 · answer #2 · answered by ballou 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're too young to have ever seen a dead donkey, because you're young, and they live a long time
2007-03-25 15:15:19 · answer #3 · answered by crzywriter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is, of course, a facetious argument, but here goes:
Because the only donkey (or whatever) you have ever seen is/was alive, therefore donkeys live at least as long as you have been alive. Kinda stupid, but there it is....
2007-03-26 07:06:29 · answer #4 · answered by tracymoo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just ran across this and fell out laughing at the answers. You ARE joking, right?
2014-07-02 02:57:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋